The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-11
coon STORIES or THE PRESENT DAE
The Rabbit that Came TO visit Ne After
M. Rr,psiy,s Death.

am going totell you OF queer experience
I once had while following my profession Of
detective. Bome will smile and como will
sheer. but shall have the consolation ofknow.
ing that I am honest and truthful In what cay.
One night fifteen years ago. while on the
street ut late hour was accosted By strsn-
eer who asked for money enough to pay for a
lodging. Our instructions wero to arrest every
beggar and vagrant, and 1t was m, duty to run
this man In. He made no protest, and had
scarcely walked block with him when found
that my prisoner was man Of more than or
binary intelligence. That he was little of In
his upper story was plain enough after few
minutes conversation. but that no was gen-
tleman and scholar was also just as plain.
He was ragged and penniless, and his hollow
checks and Glittering eyes proved the presence
OF disease In his system. Instead OF takins
him to the station conducted him to cheap
lodging house and restaurant, and had paid
for mesl and bed for him, and WAS going
away, whom he laid q hand on my arm and
whispered:
III you can wait until have had q bite to
eat, l can tell you great secret"
That caught me at once. 1 hoped for some
revelation regarding I'm old murder or robbery
case, and could hardly retain my impatience
until he had finished his meal. When came
4 professional man--probably doctor. He
had a high forehead. an Intelligent face. and
would have been flne looking II no had boon In
health. He was victim Of consumption, and
Il would have boon safe to wager that he would
not live week. When he had finished tho
q warm summer night. and at his request We
entered public park and sat down on ono OF
the benches.
"my name is Richard Brinsly. and have been
o physicinn and surgeon for the last thirty
q. TO also besS
Of homo and money and friends. spent my
time diSestns medical science and trying , ex-
on my patients, and as v consequence people
soon got to know me for q crank. and was
foaT or eu Ss years. ago Beore Began to
head with the best Of them, and never Knew
i had frequently heard Of the man.. At. ono
time he stood among the highest IN the medi-
cal in st. Lo.is He mad gone o dSi
theories and his yagrant lilo and exposure
had Induced the disease which was soon to
fold was not connected with a crime. rs / had
hoped for; but. nevertheless. l. found myself
ssng anxious to hear what hat ne h had to
sepusnant to mo We have, ali bee led to. be-
sec the body laid away in the ground. That
the soul Of ono dying should axe possession
OF bird, beast or reptile instead OF returning
to its Creator is against sentiment and reason,
but still some Of our wisest and best men 50 :,
hs s'G1y rss 10
and at one time l felt that nothing on earth
could bring me over to adopt It. You see,
levers. and one night WAS. called to the bed
side OF ono Of them, who had been mortally
BY the .. sSs o
could DO done fos him. He suffered but little
pain. and was In his senses to the very last.
He knew that no had got to 60 and In his very
Richard, beli.ys more firmly than ever ! IL 4
tho theory OF Experimentation. whether i shall
not know. but ii It is within the bounds Of pos
abllity viii approach you in whatever form
/ f. and yo4 ih snoI know me. Remember
such circumslances, that was deeply affected,
might DO something in the theory. He died
within half an hour of my leaving the house.
turned a to 1 my ocs. was living them In Chi
streets. There were only wife and self, and
q dreary, rainy night, and after my wife had
gone to bed / sat gazing into the nro in tho
ssa nsr wh.n
70 retire to the ballroom: and as l got on ny
i 6 6ffs . st. the and S. nd fP ba
nevertheless. there was tapping. tapping at
the window. It was at 2 window facing state
oSset On the wndo%
sill. / cautiously raised tho sash, and iol q
partridge nuttered into tho room. Tho bird was
and dried Its feathers while 1t steadfast!y re-
garded mo. i own uD to you. sir, that was
sD sgd tasi a.a SsSk to
time the Bird entered The room before Il spread
put Il biii asainst my " face and csressed me
ina dozen ways. and when asked II It was the
splrit Of my dead friend It uttered notes OF de-
lnely but after ten minu,es It flow TO the win
dow and plainly intimnted its desire to depart:
the . sSs s ona snd ssi
tho man ceased speak Ing and leaned back.
That Is 1t. and what do you think OF 1t r ne
.AiI aon.snse: Bette. let wh as alone"
theory thus Illustrated. No argument that
man could advance would change my opinion"
Hope you'll feel better Tomorrow" 1 said
ssS sP shs not s &c ssy ys b
twenty .foar hours shall Be !. corpse. Dare
yoH defy me to illustrate my theory Z, ,v ~,
BY returning to earth In some other form
And making myself known to you.
III II Is possible you may do So" answered
And will" he said In a determined voico.
as he turned his back and walked away.
The next afternoon, between and o'clock,
the dead body OF my singular friend was found
IN an unOccupied store, whore he had crhwled
like q rat to die. / did not know this mind
you. but was at my own home, two miles away.
asleep on u lounge In the sit ing room. with
my wife engaged up stairs. when I was. sud-
tsprang up. wide awake in an instant, and
there at my feet WAS beautiful white and gray
rabbit. As sank back II sprang up Into my
LAP. and cIddled it's face to mine with every
demonstration OF delight. There was no pet
OF the kind anywhere 10 the neighborhood. and
when came to examine 1t closer know that
twas wild specimen. It had the COARSE fur
q the COMMON rabbit OF the fields. but was
clean and tidy. 1 was amazed. knowing that
al doors and windows wero closed. While
was trying to think how the animal could have
got In on me, II sat up on end, stroked my
cheeks with Its paws, and made puTring
,ound like cat, Without knowing that was
bspeak. asked:
,i. give me sIgn that you are the spirit Of my
The rabbi, again cuddled to my face, stroked
ny checks, and acted as II the words were I'M
qersiood Then II sprang down. ran to the
door, and. Us / opened 1t, the little creature